米国の特殊ガス市場

Abstract

US demand to grow 5.1% annually through 2011

Specialty gas demand in the US is projected to grow 5.1 percent per year to $3.5 billion in 2011. Advances will be driven by healthy gains in specialty process gases for the electronics industry, especially improved precursor gases used in the production of semiconductors. Additional growth opportunities include oxygen and other therapeutic gases in healthcare applications and the noble gases xenon and krypton, which will see strong gains in a variety of markets, notably healthcare and insulation.

Electronics to be most rapidly growing market

Manufacturing currently represents the largest market for specialty gases, with the electronics industry a close second. While growth in the large chemical processing market will be below average, rising demand in lighting applications will spur gains, particularly for noble gases used in energy efficient lamps. The laser market will benefit as gas lasers continue to compete with diode lasers. Electronics will be the fastest growing market for specialty gases through 2011 and will overtake manufacturing to become the largest single market for specialty gases at that time. Demand will be driven by increasingly stringent manufacturing and purity requirements for semiconductors. Opportunities will also arise in fiber optic and display applications.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• Demographic Trends
  • Population
  • Households
• Macroeconomic Outlook
• Manufacturing Outlook
• Pollution Control Outlook
• Environmental & Regulatory Issues
  • Government Agencies & Regulations
    • Occupational Safety and Health Administration
    • Department of Transportation
    • Environmental Protection Agency
    • Other
  • Trade Organizations
    • Compressed Gas Association
    • National Fire Protection Association
    • Gases and Welding Distributors Association
• Historical Market Trends
• Pricing Trends
• International Markets & Foreign Trade

III. PRODUCTS

• General
• High Purity Atmospheric Gases
  • Nitrogen
  • Oxygen
• Noble Gases
  • Helium
  • Argon
  • Xenon
  • Krypton
  • Neon
• Carbon Gases
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Methane
  • Other
• Halogen Gases
  • Fluorine
  • Chlorine
  • Bromine
• Other Specialty Gases
  • Hydrogen
  • Zero Air
  • Silane
  • Nitrous Oxide
  • All Other Gases

IV. MARKETS

• General
  • Inert Atmosphere & Purge Gases
  • Analytical Gases
  • Other Functions
• Manufacturing
  • Chemical Processing
    • Chemical & Related Products Outlook
    • Specialty Gas Demand
    • Suppliers
  • Lasers
    • Laser Industry Outlook
    • Specialty Gas Demand
    • Suppliers
  • Lighting
    • Lighting Industry Outlook
    • Specialty Gas Demand
    • Suppliers
  • Other Manufacturing Markets
• Electronics
  • Semiconductor Industry Outlook
  • Specialty Gas Demand
    • Blanketing/Atmosphere
    • Etching & Cleaning
    • Dopant
    • Precursor Gases
    • Other
  • Suppliers
• Medical/Health Care
  • National Health Expenditures
  • Specialty Gas Demand
    • Analytical & Laboratory
    • Device Sterilization
    • Other
  • Suppliers
• Government/Academia
  • Research Spending Outlook
  • Specialty Gas Demand
  • Suppliers
• Other

V. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Market Share
  • Praxair
  • Air Products and Chemicals
  • Air Liquide
  • Linde Group
  • Airgas
  • Taiyo Nippon Sanso
  • Scott Specialty Gases
• Acquisitions & Divestitures
• Cooperative Agreements
• Research & Development
• Technology & Manufacturing
  • Air Separation
  • Other Specialty Gas Production Methods
• Marketing
• Distribution
• Company Profiles
  • Advanced Gas Technologies
  • Advanced Specialty Gases Incorporated
  • Air Liquide America, see L' Air Liquide
  • Air Products and Chemicals Incorporated
  • Airgas Incorporated
  • AmeriGas Partners, see UGI
  • Anderson Development, see Mitsui Chemicals
  • Aqua Lung Group, see L' Air Liquide
  • BOC Group, see Linde Group
  • Byrne Specialty Gases, see Airgas
  • Casper' s Welding Solutions & Supply, see Praxair
  • Constar, see Praxair
  • DCP Midstream Partners LP
  • DuPont (EI) de Nemours
  • Hobart Industrial Gases, see Praxair
  • Honeywell International Incorporated
  • Inweld Corporation
  • L' Air Liquide SA
  • Lake County Medical Gas, see Praxair
  • LifeGas, see Linde Group
  • Linde Group
  • Linweld, see Taiyo Nippon Sanso
  • Maine Oxy-Acetylene Supply Company
  • Matheson Tri-Gas, see Taiyo Nippon Sanso
  • Messer Group GmbH
  • Mills Welding Supply Incorporated
  • Mitsui Chemicals Incorporated
  • National Welders Supply Company, see Airgas
  • Norco Incorporated
  • NorLab, see Norco
  • Nova Gas Technologies Incorporated
  • Ozark Fluorine Specialties, see TOXCO
  • Praxair Incorporated
  • Renewable Energy Corporation ASA
  • Scott Specialty Gases Incorporated
  • Solkatronic Chemicals, see Air Products and Chemicals
  • Spec-Air Gases and Technologies, see Maine Oxy-Acetylene Supply
  • Spectra Gases, see Linde Group
  • Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation
  • 3M Company
  • TOXCO Incorporated
  • UGI Corporation
  • Union Industrial Gas Group, see Airgas
  • Voltaix Incorporated
  • Welding Equipment Company, see Praxair
  • Weldweb, see Mills Welding Supply
  • Welsco Incorporated
  • Withrow Oxygen Service, see Praxair
• Other Companies Mentioned in Study

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Summary Table

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Population & Households
• 2 Macroeconomic Indicators
• 3 Manufacturers' Shipments
• 4 Environmental Spending
• 5 Specialty Gas Market, 1996-2006
• 6 Specialty Gas Prices
• 7 US Specialty Gas Foreign Trade

SECTION III -- PRODUCTS

• 1 Specialty Gas Demand by Type
• 2 High Purity Atmospheric Gas Demand by Type & Market
• 3 High Purity Nitrogen Demand
• 4 High Purity Oxygen Demand
• 5 Noble Gas Demand by Type & Market
• 6 High Purity Helium Demand
• 7 High Purity Argon Demand
• 8 Xenon Demand
• 9 Krypton Demand
• 10 Neon Demand
• 11 Carbon Gas Demand by Type & Market
• 12 High Purity Carbon Dioxide Demand
• 13 Carbon Monoxide Demand
• 14 Methane Demand
• 15 Other Carbon Gases Demand
• 16 Halogen Gas Demand by Type & Market
• 17 Fluorine Gases Demand
• 18 Chlorine Gases Demand
• 19 Bromine Gases Demand
• 20 Other Specialty Gases Demand by Type & Market
• 21 High Purity Hydrogen Demand
• 22 Zero Air Demand
• 23 Silane Gases Demand by Type
• 24 Nitrous Oxide Demand
• 25 All Other Specialty Gases Demand

SECTION IV -- MARKETS

• 1 Specialty Gas Demand by Function & Market
• 2 Inert Atmosphere & Purge Gases Demand
• 3 Analytical Specialty Gases Demand
• 4 Other Functions for Specialty Gases
• 5 Manufacturing Market for Specialty Gases
• 6 Chemical Product Shipments
• 7 Chemical Processing Market for Specialty Gases
• 8 Laser Systems & Equipment Supply & Demand
• 9 Laser Market for Specialty Gases
• 10 Lamp Shipments
• 11 Lighting Market for Specialty Gases
• 12 Specialty Gas Demand in Other Manufacturing Markets
• 13 Electronic Component Shipments
• 14 Electronics Market for Specialty Gases
• 15 Blanketing/Atmosphere Gas Demand in Electronics
• 16 Etching & Cleaning Gas Demand in Electronics
• 17 Dopant Gas Demand in Electronics
• 18 Precursor Gas Demand in Electronics
• 19 Other Electronics Gas Demand
• 20 National Health Expenditures
• 21 Health Care Market for Specialty Gases
• 22 Analytical & Laboratory Gas Demand
• 23 Health Care Demand for Sterilant Gases
• 24 Other Health Care Gas Demand
• 25 Research Spending
• 26 Government/Academia Market for Specialty Gases
• 27 Other Markets for Specialty Gases

SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 Specialty Gas Sales by Company, 2006
• 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
• 3 Selected Cooperative Agreements

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Specialty Gas Market, 1996-2006

SECTION III -- PRODUCTS

• 1 US Specialty Gas Demand by Type, 2006

SECTION IV -- MARKETS

• 1 US Specialty Gas Demand by Market, 2006

SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 US Specialty Gas Sales by Company, 2006